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Changing The Future Of Bookies With Bets

Gambling appears to be erratic. In other words, it’s never in the regular movement or pattern. Gambling possesses unpredictable behavior. The uncertainty pattern and excess brokerage decrease client interests. Many bookies offer free bets for their old clients to reduce the load from their client’s pocket. Though gambling potentially can turn your black coin into […]

Jon Busch and his Field of Dreams

In sports we often times forget that the players we are paying to watch day in and day out, were kids and fans once too.  We all too often associate the player and the team he plays for as the end all be all, never really thinking about who the player may have been a fan […]

Fire Remain Winless But Show Signs of Growth

One point at a time. After tying DC United 2-2, the Chicago Fire have now earned draws in three straight matches to follow up a season opening loss at Chivas USA. The Fire are still winless on 2014 but with each match they seem to take shape and build on the previous result.

Fire Draw Red Bulls in Home Opener

Looking to bag their first win of 2014, the Chicago Fire finally returned home to Toyota Park on Saturday. It was a very chilly match that was plagued by poor passing and possession by both sides – something that Frank Yallop attributed to the poor early season pitch conditions at Toyota Park.

Fire Open Season with Heartbreaking Loss

New season, new coach, same problems. The Chicago Fire opened their 2014 campaign with a heartbreaking 3-2 loss away to Chivas USA. It was a tough loss, especially after the Fire fought back from down 2-0 to tie the match. It wasn’t the loss, however, that has some Fire fans ready to hit the panic […]

Chicago Fire 2014 Season Preview

The beginning of a new season always comes with an aura of freshness. I don’t know if it’s the crisp winter air as the calendar turns toward spring, or the renewed hope that this could finally be the year that the Fire contend in the East. Whatever it is, there is certainly a sense of […]

Fire Make Final Push for Playoffs

Three down, one to go. With just one match remaining in the 2013 MLS regular season, Chicago Fire finally face a “win andyour in” situation. With a win on Sunday in New York the Fire will assure themselves a spot in the 2013 postseason. After the atrocious start to 2013 the fact that the Fire face […]

Fire in Fight for Playoffs

One down, three to go. That has to be the thinking for Chicago Fire after their 3-0 win in DC on Friday night. With matches being ticked off the schedule the door is rapidly closing on Chicago’s 2013 playoff hopes – unless they can come away with the full 9 points in their remaining three […]

Fire Settle for Gut-Wrenching Draw

With just a few weeks left in the season Chicago Fire need to approach every match as a must win. Saturday night was no exception as they played host to Montreal Impact in what proved to be both a very exciting and gut-wrenching match.   As has happened more often than not in 2013, the […]

Fire Suffer Loss, Fall Out of Playoff Position

There are very few things that are worse for a Chicago Fire supporter than losing a match to Columbus Crew. Having gone 3-0 against their rivals in yellow already this season combined with the fact that the Fire finally moved into the 5th and final playoff position this week, things were looking up for this trip […]

Chicago Takes Montreal In Must-Win Game

On a night when the Chicago Fire needed three points to keep their playoff hopes alive, they welcomed Montreal Impact to Toyota Park for a match that would favor the visitors in nearly every category except the final score. The end result would find Chicago edging Montreal by a score of 2-1 in front of […]

Chicago Fire Look to Keep Their Good Run Going Against San Jose

Chicago Fire goalkeeper Sean Johnson will find himself back in the US Men’s National Team this month as he was announced as part of Jurgen Klinsmann’s Gold Cup squad. Johnson will join DC United ‘keeper Bill Hamid and Real Salt Lake ‘keeper Nick Rimando.  It will be interesting to see if Johnson pulls a start […]

Arne Friedrich Retires & Chicago Fire Prep for US Open Cup

It had been suspected for most of the MLS season, but was made official this last weekend. Two-time World Cup veteran, German Arne Friedrich announced his retirement after 12 years as a professional. The 34-year old called it quits on a career that saw him play at the top flight of German football with Arminia […]

Fire Fight Hard to Get Second Win of Season Against Rivals Crew

There was a good deal of grumbling amongst supporters after the Chicago Fire lost handily to the Houston Dynamo last week. But after an appropriate cooling off period sense returned—beating Houston at home would have been a feat and the Fire is not the team to do that…yet. Predominately, the reaction was one of frustration, […]

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